Wedding
Historical background
Weddings are a theme which the artists explored in depth. Of interest are the various details showing the different rituals followed by the various communities to which the artists’ patrons belonged.
Date: First half of the 19th century
Description: Top row: The ten avataras of Vishnu (from left): Matsya; Kurma; Varaha; Narasimha; Vamana; Parashurama; Ramachandra; Krishna; Buddha; Kalki. On the extreme right: Kama riding on an elephant formed by nine girls, aims arrows at Rati. riding on a horse formed by five girls, at the opposite end of this row. Bottom row (from left): Rama wins Sita’s hand; Rama and Sita’s wedding; Arjuna shoots the matsya yantra (revolving fish target), thus winning Draupadi’s hand.
Location: Karnataka Temple;Virupaksha Temple;Hampi
Positioning: Open mandapa, ceiling, fifth and sixth rows from west
Date: First half of the 19th century
Description: Top row (from left): Rama wins Sita’s hand; Rama and Sita’s wedding; Arjuna shoots the matsya yantra (revolving fish target), thus winning Draupadi’s hand.
Central row: Battle scenes involving chariots drawn by horses, bullocks and elephants, and infantry armed with muskets. Bottom row (from left): Krishna steals the clothes of the gopis; The Vidyaranya is taken in procession to the Virupaksha temple.
Location: Karnataka Temple;Virupaksha Temple;Hampi
Positioning: Open mandapa, ceiling, sixth, seventh and eighth row from west
Date: First half of the 19th century
Description: The wedding of Shiva and Parvati, detail. At the centre, Shiva and Parvati, her father Himavan giving her away. Immediately on the left, near Shiva is Brahma. On the right, behind Himavan, are Mena (?) and another female figure. Immediately above the divine couple, are Purushamriga (left); Surabhi (right) and in the corners kinnaras strew flowers on Shiva and Parvati. Beneath the main scene: Crouching Nandi, flanked by eight armed figures, possibly the dikpalas.
Location: Karnataka Temple;Virupaksha Temple;Hampi
Positioning: Open mandapa, ceiling, second row from west
Date: First half of the 19th century
Description: The wedding of Shiva and Parvati, detail; Three goddesses bearing trays; Bhringi, Adhikaranandi and Ganesha. Immediately above are kinnaras playing musical instruments and buildings inhabited by rishis. Below: Musicians playing trumpets and kettledrums, and a dancer.
Location: Karnataka Temple;Virupaksha Temple;Hampi
Positioning: Open mandapa, ceiling, second row from west
Date: First half of the 19th century
Description: Rama and Sita’s wedding. On the left Sita accompanied by Janaka and his wife, on the right Rama; Dasharatha and Kausalya. Flanking the main tableau, on the left are Vasishtha and Janaka’s court chaplain, Shatananda; on the right, one of Dasharatha’s other queens (?) and Vishvamitra. Rows of courtly figures and rishis in buildings enliven the upper portion of the composition. The lower part accommodates four male courtly figures and eight ascetics. Their different attires indicate the various orders they belong to.
Location: Karnataka Temple;Virupaksha Temple;Hampi
Positioning: Open mandapa, ceiling, sixth row from west
Date: First half of the 16th century
Description: The wedding of Shiva and Parvati; From right: the dikpalas, Brahma officiating at the wedding; Shiva, Parvati, Mena, Himavan, three ladies. and Vishnu. Two diminutive female attendants flank the couple.
Location: Andhra Pradesh Temple;Virabhadraswamy Temple;Lepakshi
Positioning: Natyamandapa, third bay from the east, south and centre
Date: First half of the 16th century
Description: The wedding of Shiva and Parvati; On the right the dikpalas; clearly recognisable are Indra, Agni and Yama. On the left, Brahma officiates at the wedding.
Location: Andhra Pradesh Temple;Virabhadraswamy Temple;Lepakshi
Positioning: Natyamandapa, third bay from the east, south end
Date: First half of the 16th century
Description: The wedding of Shiva and Parvati; From right: Brahma officiating, Shiva and Parvati flanked by female attendants, Himavan and Mena.
Location: Andhra Pradesh Temple;Virabhadraswamy Temple;Lepakshi
Positioning: Natyamandapa, third bay from the east, centre
Date: First half of the 16th century
Description: The wedding of Shiva and Parvati; From right: three ladies, Vishnu, Vishvakarma and rishis. On the left: Fragment of seated male figure and the plait of an obliterated female figure.
Location: Andhra Pradesh Temple;Virabhadraswamy Temple;Lepakshi
Positioning: Natyamandapa, third bay from the east, centre and north
Date: Late 1990s; unfinished; Artist, T. Vinoth
Description: The marriage of Minakshi and Sundareshvara. Vishnu, on the left, gives the bride away. (TP 5)
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Minakshi Sundareshvara Temple;Madurai
Positioning: Potramarai tank, north side
Date: Late 1990s incomplete; Artist, T. Vinoth
Description: Tatatakai fights against a gana; She fights against Shiva’s army; Nandi reports to Shiva; Shiva himself enters the battlefield; Tatatakai’s third breast disappears; She is defeated; Shiva tells her to return to Madurai where their wedding will be celebrated.(TP 5)
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Minakshi Sundareshvara Temple;Madurai
Positioning: Potramarai tank, north side
Date: Late 1990s, incomplete; Artist; T. Vinoth
Description: The sacred city of Madurai is built by Kulashekhara Pandya on command of Sundareshvara.(TP 3); Kulashekhara’s son, Malayattuvachan marries the Chola princess Kanchanai; Tatatakai, their daughter is born; She has three breasts; She is trained in the martial arts; She is consecrated queen of Madurai; She performs the last rites for her father. (TP 4)
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Minakshi Sundareshvara Temple;Madurai
Positioning: Potramarai tank, north side
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